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Navy SEALs go through some of the toughest military training in the world, and the Navy's top officer believes any woman who can get through it has earned a place on the elite force. "Why shouldn't anybody who can meet these [standards] be accepted? And the answer is, there is no reason," Adm. Jon Greenert tells Defense News. "So we're on a track to say, 'Hey look, anybody who can meet the gender non-specific standards, then you can become a SEAL.'" The admiral says Rear Adm. Brian Losey, chief of the Naval Special Warfare Command, agrees with him, though no timeline has been set for when women can start training.

An overview of SEAL training, which describes Stage 3's "Hell Week" as "the ultimate test of a man's will," can be seen here. The News notes that it's not clear how many women will sign up if the Navy does integrate training, as there is an "exceedingly low" percentage of women in other specialized Navy roles—only seven of the Navy's 1,153 divers are women. The military services are conducting reviews on which combat roles should remain closed to women, and sources tell the AP that the Army, Navy, and Air Force aren't expected to seek exceptions, though the Marine Corps may seek to keep women out of some infantry roles. (Two women have made military history by passing Army Ranger training.)

The Kurdish Peshmerga has front-line troops who are women. ISIS is terrified of them because they believe they won't go to heaven if they are killed by women: http://nypost.com/2014/09/19/isis-fighters-terrified-of-being-killed-by-female-troops/ Clearly we know women can fight because these Kurdish women are doing it right now against ISIS. Fighting women with US training and equipment could seriously be a game-changer in the war against fundamentalist armies. We would have something that these haters of women fear most.

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Aug 19, 2015 10:15 AM CDT

Another branch of the Military engaging in fembotism. Soon the entire military will be made up of gay men and fembots.

JERZJOE

Aug 19, 2015 8:21 AM CDT

This is coming TRUE to LIFE now! Is DEMI going to try out for it? See Movie:G.I. Jane(1997) it was OK! In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft), the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil (Demi Moore), who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling training program under the command of John James Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen), who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.! There ya go ALL!!